Pashto Times

 Khan Khudedad Khan Chief Of "Isakhel" With His Sons In Mainwali, 1920's (c). Isa Khel is a sub-tribe of the Pashtun tribe, Niazi. The earliest recorded mention of the isa khel tribe is in Baburnama, 1504-1505. Most of the tribe still resides in their ancestral town of Isakhel, named after their ancestor Isa Khan Niazi son of Umar Khan Niazi. Isakhel is a town of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Isakhel Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district. It is a historical town named after Isa Khan, a famous Niazi chief. Until November 1901 IsaKhel was tehsil headquarters of Bannu District, however after the North-West Frontier Province was created from Punjab province, Bannu district was included in the NWFP without the Isakhel tehsil. IsaKhel which was trans-Indus tehsil became part of the newly formed Mianwali district of the Punjab. The town was founded about 1830 by Ahmad Khan, ancestor of the present Khans of I...

Indian Troopers Practice Sword Drill. Niazi Pashtun Troopers Drill. "Niazi Pathans, troopers of Jacob's horse, preparing for sword drill. They still retain the curved swords in the use of which the fighting men of their race have been trained for generations" Source - Daily Newspaper, November 1914. Indian Troopers Practice Sword Drill. Niazi Pashtun Troopers Drill. Historical Pictures Of Old Times. Pashtun Tribes Niazi In British Indian Army. Pashto Time.